Blotting-paper cabinet



'C. W. SELDEN.

V BLOTTING PAPER CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE26. 1919.

1,339,140. Patented May 4, 1920.

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C. W. SELDEN.

BLOTTING PAPER CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 2 5 I919- Patented May 4, 1920. 7 lg 2 swim-skin 2- w an; C/VI/VAAQS (6152 0544 CHARLES WALLACE SEIlDEN, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

BLOTTING-PAPER CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1920.

Application filed June 26, 1919. Serial No. 306,979.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES SELDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blotting-Paper Cabinets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in blotting paper cabinets, the object being to provide a cabinet for displaying sheets of blotting paper 1n such a manner that the various colored sheets of blotting paper: can. be displayed in a cabinet in such a manner that the purchaser can readily select the color of sheet desired, the sheets being supported on 1nclined shelves within the cabinet.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a cabinet of this character which is so constructed that the sheets can be readily placed in position on the inclined shelves "or removed therefrom, the cabinet also being provided with a storage compartment to hold a number of sheets of blotting paper.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a cabinet with an inclined top having compartments covered with panes of glass and adapted to receive sheets of blotting paper, said cabinet having a pair of hinged doors for closing the top thereof, the doors being provided with spaced panes of glass to provide compartments to receive sheets of blotting paper in order that said sheets can be readily displayed.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a cabinet which is exceedingly simple and cheap in construction, the same being formed of a rectangular case having a glass front and a series of sliding doors in the back thereof in order to provide means for reaching the series of inclined shelves employed for supporting the sheets of blotting paper.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

Of the drawings,

Figure 1 is a vertical section partly broken away of my improved construction of cabinet.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective View of a portion of the top of the cabinet showing the doors raised, and" Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out my invention I employ a rectangular case which is provided with corner posts 1 between which are arranged side panels 2. The case is provided with an inclined top having compartments 3 adapted to receive quarter sheets of blotting paper which are inclosed by glass panels 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. These compartments are covered by hinged doors and 6 which are pivotally mounted, as shown, each door comprising a frame carrying spaced panels of glass between which are adapted to be arranged quarter size sheets of blotting paper, and by this construction when the doors are moved into position as shown in Fig. 3, I am able to display twelve sample color sheets of blotting paper. I11 using the cabinet an electric light 7 is preferably disposed upon the top of the same as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

Arranged within the case is a series of inclined shelves 8 adapted to receive and support sheets of blotting paper in such a manner that they can be readily inspected by a purchaser through a glass panel 9 formed in the front of the cabinet. These shelves are inclined from the front to the rear, the inclination being the same as the top of the cabinet, and I preferably use ten shelves which produce ten compartments to receive the sheets of blotting paper and a storage compartment 10 below the bottom shelf in which is adapted to be stored sheets of blotting paper which can be inspected through a glass panel 11.

The rear of the cabinet is closed by a series of sliding doors 12, 13, and 14 mounted in suitable guideways formed between the corner posts, said doors carrying springs 15 for holding the same in adjusted position, said springs bearing against the guideways. These doors are capable of being moved up and down so that the compartments between the shelves and the storage compartment can be reached in order to insert sheets of blotting paper or remove the same from the cabinet.

The cabinet is preferably mounted on legs 16 so as to support the same above the floor in order to provide a sanitary cabinet, and while I have shown the case of the cabinet formed in the particular manner, I do not wish to limit myself to the details of construction shown, as the object of my invention is to provide a cabinet with a series of inclined shelves for supporting sheets of blotting paper which can be seen through the glass front, the rear of the cabinet being provided with sliding doors so that the various compartments can be readily reached in order to insert or remove sheets of blotting paper. By constructing the cabinet with a top having compartments to receive quarter sheets of blotting paper and with a pair of hinged doors having compartments to receive quarter sheets of blotting paper I am able, to display a vast number of sheets of blotting paper in such a manner that the purchaser can readily inspect the sheets of blotting paper without handling the same, the sheets of'blotting paper being so held that they can be readily removed from the cabinet by the proprietor of the store after the purchaser has selected the color of sheet desired.

WhatIclaimisi I H I 1. A cabinet having an inclined top provided with compartments inclosed by panels of glass, a pair of doors pivotally mounted. on the top of said cabinet, said doors having frames provided with spaced glass panels adapted to receive sheets of blotting paper.

2. A cabinet having an inclined top and provided with a series of inclined shelves, the front of said cabinet being provided with a glass panel and the rear of said cabinet with a series of sliding doors, said top having compartments to receive sheets of blotting paper, and a pair of doors pivotally mounted on said top having spaced. glass panels between which are adapted to be arranged sheets of different colored blotting paper. 7

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES WALLACE SELDEN.

Witnesses:

WINSTON GENTRY, ALMA TUCKER. 

